The Federation of Brandybuck is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 5.849 billion Brandybuckians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 62.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Brandybuckian economy, worth 94.3 trillion Castars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 16,121 Castars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Castars each year, snap elections are called over every minor impasse, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brandybuck's national animal is the Ent, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Brandybuck is ranked 165,357^th in the world and 8,837^th in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 351.91 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.